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Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. This week, I’d like to start by telling you about a big, virtual event I’m planning for August. I’m calling this event the Mastermind. It will be live, uncensored, and will feature special guests [Read More] …

With today’s dispatch, I thought I’d try something a little different: Answering reader questions.  A lot of questions flow into my inbox. I am really grateful that so many of you take the time to reach out to me. I do my very best to answer all of them, but sometimes I can get quite a few, so [Read More] …

Today, we pull out our Greek mythology textbook and we turn to the story of Scylla and Charybdis. I only know this story because of that lyric from The Police song, Wrapped Around Your Finger: “Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis.” Years ago, I had to go look that up because I had no clue [Read More] …

Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the stories we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world.  This week, I’ve been out and about in Prague more than I’ve been in months, as the pandemic restrictions finally start to recede.   Restaurants have been reopening over the past week, mostly for outdoor dining, and I’ve been taking full advantage.  One evening, [Read More] …

I had a feeling I’d seen this place before. And it nagged at me… This particular moment arose during one of my first weeks living in Prague, going on three years ago. I was out exploring the city on foot, getting to know my newly adopted hometown. On a particularly scenic, cobblestone street just off [Read More] …